The number of motor vehicles is markedly enlarged and amounted to 1, 751, 951 in 2004, of which 76.3% are passenger cars. While in 1995 there were 164.4 cars per 1, 000 inhabitants, in 2004 this number was 301.3 (Fig. 2-7).

2-wheelers Heavy duty vehicles Light duty vehicles Passenger cars >3-@ Figure 3.19 Gasoline fuel consumption per vehicle type for roadtransport ... cars and light duty vehicles, whereas the fuel use for trucks and buses (heavy-duty ... As shown in Figure 3.19 the fuel use development for gasoline passenger cars dominates the total gasoline fuel use trend. The recent years development in diesel

4.2.1 Transport Energy Demand by Mode Fuel consumption in transport is closely ... is almost exclusively used for roadtransport, as is petrol. The bulk of petrol consumption for roadtransport can be assumed to be for private car use although ... SEAI’s report Energy in Transport53 presents an estimation of the energy use in transport by different mode. The contribution from each mode of transport to energy

price of roadfuel at the end of 2000 was lower than in the first half of the 1980s (see Box 4). Fuel prices have therefore not discouraged fuel consumption. Excise duties on transportfuels are applied in all Member States. Such duties offer a good

on average fuel consumption of new cars. Trends in the vehicle market towards ... improvements and led to an increase in fuel consumed for road passenger transport. The next ... The average fuel consumption of new cars improved from 31 miles per gallon